By Victoria Song , a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 12 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she work

The iPad Air is now heavier than the iPad Pro

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2024-05-07 18:00:17

By Victoria Song , a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 12 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine.

When I see the word Air attached to an Apple product, I assume two things: it’s going to be thin and light. You can’t really assume that with the just-announced iPad Airs. For one, both the 11-inch and 13-inch sizes are heavier and thicker than either iPad Pro model.

The 11-inch Air weighs 1.02 pounds to the 11-inch Pro’s 0.98 pound. The 13-inch Air is 1.36 pounds to the 13-inch Pro’s 1.28 pounds. It’s not just weight, either. Both iPad Pro sizes are also thinner.

During the “Let Loose” event, the iPad Air was characterized as the not-quite entry-level iPad that gets Pro features filtered for a wider audience (also not quite as expensive but not really a budget device, either). So, midrange. Is that what Air means now?

Maybe for iPads, but that’s not the case for MacBooks. The Air is still the entry-level device that’s thinner and lighter (kind of) compared to the MacBook Pro line, which leads to my other point: Apple’s product lineup continues to grow ever more confusing as more and more configurations are introduced.